Monday, December 9, 2013

December 9, 2013

This week to be honest was really
slow and I feel like spiritually dead.. probably not even close to that, but
this week was just out of the ordinary and different! Monday we had an awesome
FHE with a Rc/la Stephanie Smith, on scriptures and played scripture Charades! Very
good and picked up some of her friends as new investigators, but she still didn’t
come to church this week.. disappointing! Tuesday we had a great day of
visiting recent converts and less actives.. we got 5 new less active names to
work with since we activated 3 of the other 5 names! Very cool to work with
them. New challenges and concerns, but new opportunities to learn and grow!! Wednesday
we had another wonderful district meeting. I love those, I learn so much!! We
talked about chapter 5 in PMG and just hammered on the Book of Mormon and using
it more when we teach. Do our best to use it in every single lesson!! Finished
off that day with a few more lessons then cleaned up and taxied to Montego Bay
and sat around KFC for 3 hours waiting for the zone leaders to pick us up so
they could drive us into Kingston Thursday to see the doctor. We woke up at
like 4:30 so we could arrive in Kingston on time for their MLC meeting and we
sat around at the mission home for 4 hours waiting for a ride to the mission
office. Finally get to the mission office and wait there like another 2 hours
wondering what to do with ourselves. Then went out with the office Elders to
lunch and then to the doctor. Waited at the doctor for 2 hours and talked to a
super prepared lady! ( I think she was the only reason we had to go to Kingston)
but the doctor finally looked at my arm and said it was going down and that it
sounded like my bike wreck did the same thing he would have done! Poked it with
a needle!! So $5000 later and we are off for a 45 min split then wait at the
office Elder’s house til Assistants can pick us up! We stayed there then woke
up again at 4 so they could take us to the bus station where we took a $2400/
ticket bus to Sav. Huge bus that could probably fit 80 people with a/c, tv, and
the whole bit straight to Sav. and only 5 people were aboard! 5.5 hours later
got home and had weekly planning then prepare for Friday night activities which
is going super well and helping bring out and get our name out there and open
teaching opportunities!! Saturday we had a big service project at the Williams(Shereca’s
Family) and then more less active work! A lot of our teaching pool is families,
but can only meet on Sunday which is hard to squeeze them all in!! Also another
elder from our district went home Saturday, sad but glad they are fixing
themselves! So much stronger that way! Sunday we had a great lesson at church on
obeying the laws of the land and just cuz you have money doesn’t mean you
should get away with breaking the laws! (which is how the system works in Jamaica
- so corrupt! but whateva, can’t talk
bout that!) And also a great lesson in gospel doctrine on tithing.. and Priesthood
on Joe Smith and a little testimony meeting on him and the Book of Mormon - very cool! Something I learned this week while
reading some books is that Joe Smith translated the Book of Mormon in 3 months
with only 3 years of education and little help.. while the Bible on the other
hand was translated by 54 scholars and it took them 4 years to do so!! Fraud
book? I think not!! The facts don’t
prove anything, but they shore are fun to learn about!! Sis Drummin from England
fed us on Sunday a delicious meal and hopefully we can start teaching her
daughter Barbara soon! Great little family!! Met with a few other members that
night and tried to set up for the Christmas devotional, but it still didn’t
work. Gotta get everything running for the 21st or we will be in trouble. They
are going to send you guys the link that day as well a few minutes before it
starts so you can watch it as well if you desire! Well this week was rough, but
I’m still alive! We just had a lesson like 30 minutes ago! It was crazy how
convinced some were and the other was like maybe I’ll try again in 5 years! I
hope we can meet her again before that!! But I love you all and I hope you are
enjoying the cold while I enjoy the sun!

Lots of burning and chopping and killed my first chicken and skinned it.. but didnt get any pics sorry.